Videos

Discover England’s rich history of diversity and its foundational commitment to liberty under English law. Learn how this history challenges myths of racial homogeneity.

Explore the hidden history of colonial American slavery and its unlawful origins under English law. Learn about the legislative actions that abolished colonial slave codes, the landmark Somerset decision of 1772, and the contradictions of America’s founding principles.

Explore England’s diverse history and its foundational contributions to liberty and human rights. Discover how people of various backgrounds shaped Great Britain and its legal legacy.

Discover the clash of principles between George Washington and British General Guy Carleton in 1783, highlighting the fight for freedom for Black colonials during the Treaty of Paris negotiations.

Explore Thomas Jefferson’s struggles with slavery and democracy. Confront the contradictions of America’s founding and build a nation that fulfills its founding ideals.

Explore Thomas Jefferson’s reflections on slavery’s corrosive effects on America, its moral contradictions, and its incompatibility with liberty, equality, and justice. Learn how his 1785 writings foreshadowed the enduring legacy of America’s founding paradox.

Discover how Lord Dunmore’s Proclamation and British policies exposed the contradictions of the American Revolution, revealing the colonists’ fight for liberty intertwined with the preservation of slavery.

Frederick Douglass’ powerful 1852 speech challenges the Fourth of July’s meaning for enslaved Americans, while examining the Declaration of Independence, British abolition, and America’s post-Revolutionary failure to honor universal human rights.